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Ensuring Safety and Security on Expressways During Heavy Rain and Typhoons in Fiscal Year 2026

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NEXCO West Japan announced that it will strengthen disaster prevention and mitigation measures against concentrated heavy rains and typhoons for the fiscal year 2026, and actively implement measures to ensure the safety and security of customers by disseminating traffic regulation information and ensuring safety.

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Q: What are the main measures NEXCO West Japan will take in the fiscal year 2026?
A: NEXCO West Japan will implement measures such as reinforcing road slopes for concentrated heavy rains and typhoons, disseminating traffic regulation information, ensuring traffic restoration during disasters, public relations for customers, and requests regarding traffic.
Q: How has the recent weather situation changed?
A: The average annual occurrence of hourly rainfall of 50mm or more nationwide over the past 10 years has increased to about 1.5 times compared to the first 10 years of the statistical period.
Q: What measures does NEXCO West Japan take to ensure traffic restoration during disasters?
A: In the event of a disaster, traffic restrictions will be implemented promptly based on predetermined regulation criteria, and efforts will be made as a group to ensure early traffic restoration.
Q: How is public relations for customers conducted?
A: In case of bad weather such as heavy rain, detailed weather forecasts will be obtained from weather companies, and the possibility of traffic restrictions will be announced in advance, considering the impact on expressways. Public relations will also be conducted using the traffic information provision app 'Ai Highway', TV commercials, radio, and digital signage in rest areas.
Q: What are the requests regarding traffic during concentrated heavy rains and typhoon approaches?
A: When 'traffic stop' is displayed during expressway driving, please exit promptly from the nearest IC for safety. In rest areas corresponding to landslide warning areas, business may be suspended for safety or the entire rest area may be closed for evacuation guidance.